tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post7324766506052713497..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: London museum report 3 -- Kenwood HouseKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-10593377524994249282015-07-24T05:33:53.237-04:002015-07-24T05:33:53.237-04:00Ah, that dress - the patterning amid the slashing ...Ah, that dress - the patterning amid the slashing looks rather like handwriting, something I didn't notice at the time.<br />As for the painter - he was known as "the curtain master" until Roy Strong identified him as William Larkin in 1969. <br />He would have had assistants painting the repetitive details, even the hands and certainly the clothing.Margaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-39815947265670587522015-07-22T18:06:02.437-04:002015-07-22T18:06:02.437-04:00Hi Kathy - often the painter would use the same cl...Hi Kathy - often the painter would use the same clothing for the models...or paint the clothing and add the face and personal effects.<br /><br />Also, yes - slashing on the runway...ripped jeans anyone? and back to Versace and 'That Dress' held together with safety pins.<br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-49110496468807236482015-07-22T14:22:20.536-04:002015-07-22T14:22:20.536-04:00Oh my, imagine living with those paintings! Oh my, imagine living with those paintings! Nancy A. Bekofskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355758776083934586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-41928967068710907192015-07-22T05:26:52.245-04:002015-07-22T05:26:52.245-04:00One of my favourite things to do in England (or ot...One of my favourite things to do in England (or other European countries) is visit the stately homes and gardens. Thank you for sharing your visit to Kenwood House and the close ups of that amazing dress. xJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.com